what is now Antioch. It became known as Marsh's Landing, and was the shipping point for the 17,000 acre rancho. It included a pier extending well out into the river, enabling vessels drawing 15 ft of water to tie up there in any season of the year. The landing also included a slaughterhouse, a smokehouse for curing hams, rodeo grounds, and a -story dwelling, embellished with fretwork, that was brought around the Horn to serve as a home for the mayordomo and his wife.

In 1849, twin brothers Rev. William